Hay stacker



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Patented Febo 17', 1948 OFFICE 2,d36,t3li

Y STACKER Harold J. A. ck, Einton, Iowa Application March 14 19%, SerialNo. 654,302 1 claim. (cl. 214-131) My invention relates to a haystackerAn object of my invention is to provide a stacker which is driven from astandardtractor, which is-elevated by the tractor power take-off, whichincludes an automatically driven push off which is operated from thetractor, which includes convenient means for operating the rake liftingmechanism, aswell as the push oil, and which requires a minimum ofmoving parts.

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement whereinall of the essential reeling parts are located forwardly of the tractor,so that the arrangement can be conveniently used as an accessory unit.

A further object of my invention is to provide all of the above objectsin a simple construction.

With these and other objects in view, my invention' consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of mydevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in -theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the stacker.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the stacker.

Fig. 3 is a detail, taken along the lines 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a further detail, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of Fig. 4 taken along the lines 5-5thereof.

I have used the character iii to designate a tractor frame, thecharacter ii the hood, the character 12 the rear axle, the character itrear wheels, and the character it the forward wheels.

Attached to the tractor brackets it, I provide a pair of substantiallyvertical supports-i5 which are braced across the tops thereof at H. Apair of pulleys it are attached at E9. A journal 20 is attached to onemember it which journal receives the shaft 2! which is secured withinthe reel 22 (see Fig. 3). Attached to one end of the reel 22, is a drum23 tcwhich is attached the rubber or other similar frictional band 24.The further end of the shaft 2| is secured within a suitable bearing,which is attached to the lever arm portion 25 which is pivoted at 26,and the arm 25 continues into the extended lever 21 which extendsrearwardly a suitable distance, so that it can be manipulated by theoperator of the tractor. A brake drum member 28 is rigidly attached toone of the supports Hi. and is adapted to engage the band 24 when ininoperative position? Journaled at 29 is a further shaft 30 which isattached at one end to the pulley 3| which'is 38 which is attached to apair of drums ll to which are attached the reeling portions 38, andattached at one extremity of the shaft 36 is a similar journal which isattached to a lever arm 39 which is pivoted at in to a member i6.

Attached at ii to either side of the tractor frame, and beneath the sameare a pair of brackets 42 to which are pivotally attached at 53 a pairoi forwardly extending channels till having the side webs 45 (see Fig.5), and received Within the channels M are a pair of lengthened pipesdb, at the termination of which pipes are attached pulleys ti, androtatably attached adjacent to the pipes 46 on the pins it are theroller discs at which are adapted to roll along the channels it.Attached at 50 to the forward ends of the pipes 35 is a push member 5icomprising the vertical braces 52 and the transverse members 53.Attached at the bottom of the member 5! is a lower cross member 55including a cut out p rtion at 56 which freely receives the forwardportions of the channels 44. Attached to the channels it at 5'! is arake member having a series of equally spaced forwardly projecting tinesb8, and attached beneath and to the tines 58 are the bracing bars 59. Itshould be noted that the entire rake structure is rigidly secured to thechannels 34, but the push member 5i will slide along the tines with therollers 5t rolling along certain of the tines (see Fig. 2). The rakealso includes the side pieces 60. v

Attached to the rake itself are a pair of pulleys 6i. A pair of cables62 are attached at 63 to the vertical members I6 and extend downwardly,passing under the pulley 6i, thence passing upwardly over the pulleys l8and thence downwardly where they are then attached to the reel 22. Apair of further cables 64 are attached to the reels 38 and thence passunder the small pulleys ll, and thence over. the same and back to thestop members 65 which are attached to the channels M. Attached to thepipes 46 are a. pair of abutment members 61, which include the outwardlyextending flanges 68 adapted to contact against the members 65 to limitoutwardly movement of the push member 5 i.

Attached at 69 to the lever 39 is a cable "It which passes downwardlyunder a pulley ii and is tied to the rear of the tractor at 12,

The device is operated in the following manner. The rake tines 58normally being as shown in Fig.

l, are driven forward by means of the tractor whereby the hay is atheredon the tines and forced rearwardly to the member ii. The tractor is thendriven to the desired position for depositing the hay, and the lever 2!is then forced upshown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, or higher ifdesired.

After the rake is elevated as shown, the cable is pulled at 12, whichdraws the lever 39 downwardly causing contact between the wheel 31 andthe wheel 34 which causes the reels 38 to draw the pair of cables 64which in passing over the pulleys 41 will draw the pipes 48 forwardlywithin the channels 44, the rollers 48 serving to provide an easypassage of the pipes therein. The pipes travel forwardly until theportions 68 abut against the members 66 to limit outward movement of themember 5|. It will be noted that the pipes 46, since they are attachedto the member 5| will thereby push it along the tines 58, until itreaches the approximate position shown by the dotted lines in Fig, l, atthe same time forcing the gatheredhay oil of these tines and on to thestack.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purposeof my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim anymodified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which maybe reasonably included within its scope.

I claim as my invention:

In combination with a power driven tractor.

a hay stacker including a pair of beams pivotally mounted at the rear ofthe tractor and extending forwardly thereof, a rake attached at theforward end of the beams, means for raising said rake including a pairof substantially vertical supporting members attached at the forward endof the tractor, a reel journalled on said ver tical members, means fordriving said reel from the tractor power take-oil, cables attached tothe reel and the rake for raising the same, means for locking said reelinculdiug a brake member, a friction band attached to the reel engagingsaid brake member, a lever attached to the reel end for causingdisengagement of the reel with the brake member, a driving wheel drivenby the power take-off, said driving wheel being positioned adjacent tothe friction band whereby Before the push of! operation, the lever 21 isforced downwardly which holds the band 24 against the brake 28, and inthis wa the reel is locked in the upper position while the push oiroperation takes place. After the member 5| is forced outwardly, thecable 10 is released which correspondingly releases the wheel 31 fromengagement with the wheel 34, and the member 5| will then slide and fallby gravity back to its original position. The rake is then allowed togradually fall to its normal horizontal position by manipulating thecontrol lever 21 and releasing the brake slowly.

In this way the stacker will function to raise the hay, and thendislodge it at any desired heighth etc.

It will now be noted that I have provided the various advantagesmentioned in the objects of my invention with other advantages beingreadily apparent.

movement of the lever will cause engagement therewith, a push memberslidably mounted on said rake, means for forcing said member along therake including pipes received in the beams attached to the push member,means for forcing said pipes forwardly including further reels, cablesattached to said further reels and to said pipes, means for drivinglyengaging said further reels including a pivoted lever, said furtherreels including adjacent members for on gaging said driving wheeL'saidpipes including rollers attached thereto, said rollers being adapted toroll within the beams.

HAROLD J. A. BECK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,242,860 Huelle May 20, 19412,246,083 Weber June 17, 1941 2,306,313 Johnson Dec. 22, 1942 2,311,523Cope et al. June 17, 1943 2,397,045 Richey Mar. 19, 1946 2,404,154Williams July 16, 1946

